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Georgia — 2016 presidential election
Recent presidential results
state2016 presidential electionGeorgia · PresidentTrumpR+5.1
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 50.4% | 2,089,104 |
|---|---|---|
| Hillary ClintonDemocratic | 45.3% | 1,877,963 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.3% | 179,758 |
2016presidential margin
D+60R+60
159 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Georgia cast 16 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (159 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Appling County, GA | Republican | R+57.9 |
| Atkinson County, GA | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Bacon County, GA | Republican | R+68.4 |
| Baker County, GA | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Baldwin County, GA | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Banks County, GA | Republican | R+78.1 |
| Barrow County, GA | Republican | R+49.8 |
| Bartow County, GA | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Ben Hill County, GA | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Berrien County, GA | Republican | R+66.2 |
| Bibb County, GA | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Bleckley County, GA | Republican | R+52.6 |
| Brantley County, GA | Republican | R+78.5 |
| Brooks County, GA | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Bryan County, GA | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Bulloch County, GA | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Burke County, GA | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Butts County, GA | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Calhoun County, GA | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Camden County, GA | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Candler County, GA | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Carroll County, GA | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Catoosa County, GA | Republican | R+59.8 |
| Charlton County, GA | Republican | R+48.3 |
| Chatham County, GA | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Chattahoochee County, GA | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Chattooga County, GA | Republican | R+58.8 |
| Cherokee County, GA | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Clarke County, GA | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Clay County, GA | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Clayton County, GA | Democratic | D+70.1 |
| Clinch County, GA | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Cobb County, GA | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Coffee County, GA | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Colquitt County, GA | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Columbia County, GA | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Cook County, GA | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Coweta County, GA | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Crawford County, GA | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Crisp County, GA | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Dade County, GA | Republican | R+64.2 |
| Dawson County, GA | Republican | R+71.5 |
| Decatur County, GA | Republican | R+18.4 |
| DeKalb County, GA | Democratic | D+62.9 |
| Dodge County, GA | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Dooly County, GA | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Dougherty County, GA | Democratic | D+38.1 |
| Douglas County, GA | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Early County, GA | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Echols County, GA | Republican | R+72.0 |
| Effingham County, GA | Republican | R+55.2 |
| Elbert County, GA | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Emanuel County, GA | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Evans County, GA | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Fannin County, GA | Republican | R+64.9 |
| Fayette County, GA | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Floyd County, GA | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Forsyth County, GA | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Franklin County, GA | Republican | R+68.0 |
| Fulton County, GA | Democratic | D+40.9 |
| Gilmer County, GA | Republican | R+66.3 |
| Glascock County, GA | Republican | R+78.9 |
| Glynn County, GA | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Gordon County, GA | Republican | R+63.0 |
| Grady County, GA | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Greene County, GA | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Gwinnett County, GA | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Habersham County, GA | Republican | R+65.6 |
| Hall County, GA | Republican | R+50.0 |
| Hancock County, GA | Democratic | D+51.8 |
| Haralson County, GA | Republican | R+70.9 |
| Harris County, GA | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Hart County, GA | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Heard County, GA | Republican | R+61.9 |
| Henry County, GA | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Houston County, GA | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Irwin County, GA | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Jackson County, GA | Republican | R+63.1 |
| Jasper County, GA | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Jeff Davis County, GA | Republican | R+62.6 |
| Jefferson County, GA | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Jenkins County, GA | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Johnson County, GA | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Jones County, GA | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Lamar County, GA | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Lanier County, GA | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Laurens County, GA | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Lee County, GA | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Liberty County, GA | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Lincoln County, GA | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Long County, GA | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Lowndes County, GA | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Lumpkin County, GA | Republican | R+59.1 |
| Macon County, GA | Democratic | D+27.2 |
| Madison County, GA | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Marion County, GA | Republican | R+22.2 |
| McDuffie County, GA | Republican | R+18.6 |
| McIntosh County, GA | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Meriwether County, GA | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Miller County, GA | Republican | R+49.8 |
| Mitchell County, GA | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Monroe County, GA | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Montgomery County, GA | Republican | R+51.0 |
| Morgan County, GA | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Murray County, GA | Republican | R+68.3 |
| Muscogee County, GA | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Newton County, GA | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Oconee County, GA | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Oglethorpe County, GA | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Paulding County, GA | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Peach County, GA | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Pickens County, GA | Republican | R+68.5 |
| Pierce County, GA | Republican | R+73.8 |
| Pike County, GA | Republican | R+68.9 |
| Polk County, GA | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Pulaski County, GA | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Putnam County, GA | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Quitman County, GA | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Rabun County, GA | Republican | R+60.2 |
| Randolph County, GA | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Richmond County, GA | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| Rockdale County, GA | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Schley County, GA | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Screven County, GA | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Seminole County, GA | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Spalding County, GA | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Stephens County, GA | Republican | R+59.6 |
| Stewart County, GA | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Sumter County, GA | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Talbot County, GA | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Taliaferro County, GA | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Tattnall County, GA | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Taylor County, GA | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Telfair County, GA | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Terrell County, GA | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Thomas County, GA | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Tift County, GA | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Toombs County, GA | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Towns County, GA | Republican | R+61.4 |
| Treutlen County, GA | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Troup County, GA | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Turner County, GA | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Twiggs County, GA | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Union County, GA | Republican | R+65.4 |
| Upson County, GA | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Walker County, GA | Republican | R+60.4 |
| Walton County, GA | Republican | R+55.9 |
| Ware County, GA | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Warren County, GA | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Washington County, GA | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Wayne County, GA | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Webster County, GA | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Wheeler County, GA | Republican | R+36.9 |
| White County, GA | Republican | R+67.9 |
| Whitfield County, GA | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Wilcox County, GA | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Wilkes County, GA | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Wilkinson County, GA | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Worth County, GA | Republican | R+49.7 |
Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)
Georgia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +36.3% |
| 1896 | +21.0% |
| 1900 | +38.7% |
| 1904 | +45.9% |
| 1908 | +23.4% |
| 1912 | +72.4% |
| 1916 | +72.9% |
| 1920 | +42.3% |
| 1924 | +55.9% |
| 1928 | +12.0% |
| 1932 | +83.8% |
| 1936 | +74.5% |
| 1940 | +69.9% |
| 1944 | +63.5% |
| 1948 | +42.5% |
| 1952 | +39.3% |
| 1956 | +34.1% |
| 1960 | +25.1% |
| 1964 | −8.3% |
| 1968 | −3.7% |
| 1972 | −50.6% |
| 1976 | +33.9% |
| 1980 | +14.8% |
| 1984 | −20.4% |
| 1988 | −20.3% |
| 1992 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | −1.2% |
| 2000 | −11.7% |
| 2004 | −16.6% |
| 2008 | −5.2% |
| 2012 | −7.8% |
| 2016 | −5.1% |
| 2020 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | −2.2% |
County-by-county results — 159 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | R | 1,434 | 5,494 | 7,012 | |
| Atkinson County | R | 697 | 1,878 | 2,610 | |
| Bacon County | R | 608 | 3,364 | 4,029 | |
| Baker County | R | 650 | 775 | 1,440 | |
| Baldwin County | D | 7,970 | 7,697 | 16,116 | |
| Banks County | R | 684 | 6,134 | 6,975 | |
| Barrow County | R | 6,580 | 21,108 | 29,174 | |
| Bartow County | R | 8,212 | 29,911 | 39,733 | |
| Ben Hill County | R | 2,101 | 3,739 | 5,936 | |
| Berrien County | R | 1,047 | 5,422 | 6,613 | |
| Bibb County | D | 36,787 | 24,043 | 62,880 | |
| Bleckley County | R | 1,101 | 3,719 | 4,974 | |
| Brantley County | R | 619 | 5,567 | 6,301 | |
| Brooks County | R | 2,528 | 3,701 | 6,336 | |
| Bryan County | R | 4,014 | 10,529 | 15,271 | |
| Bulloch County | R | 9,261 | 15,097 | 25,585 | |
| Burke County | D | 4,731 | 4,491 | 9,410 | |
| Butts County | R | 2,566 | 6,717 | 9,514 | |
| Calhoun County | D | 1,179 | 830 | 2,025 | |
| Camden County | R | 5,930 | 12,310 | 19,069 | |
| Candler County | R | 1,026 | 2,664 | 3,763 | |
| Carroll County | R | 12,464 | 30,029 | 44,459 | |
| Catoosa County | R | 4,771 | 20,876 | 26,940 | |
| Charlton County | R | 1,004 | 2,951 | 4,031 | |
| Chatham County | D | 62,290 | 45,688 | 113,051 | |
| Chattahoochee County | R | 594 | 751 | 1,390 | |
| Chattooga County | R | 1,613 | 6,462 | 8,252 | |
| Cherokee County | R | 25,231 | 80,649 | 112,784 | |
| Clarke County | D | 29,603 | 12,717 | 45,476 | |
| Clay County | D | 697 | 566 | 1,273 | |
| Clayton County | D | 78,220 | 12,645 | 93,580 | |
| Clinch County | R | 686 | 1,727 | 2,464 | |
| Cobb County | D | 160,121 | 152,912 | 334,058 | |
| Coffee County | R | 4,094 | 9,588 | 13,998 | |
| Colquitt County | R | 3,463 | 9,898 | 13,624 | |
| Columbia County | R | 18,887 | 43,085 | 65,207 | |
| Cook County | R | 1,753 | 4,176 | 6,080 | |
| Coweta County | R | 16,583 | 42,533 | 62,210 | |
| Crawford County | R | 1,421 | 3,635 | 5,176 | |
| Crisp County | R | 2,837 | 4,549 | 7,549 | |
| Dade County | R | 965 | 5,051 | 6,361 | |
| Dawson County | R | 1,448 | 9,900 | 11,820 | |
| Decatur County | R | 4,124 | 6,020 | 10,317 | |
| DeKalb County | D | 251,370 | 51,468 | 317,849 | |
| Dodge County | R | 1,839 | 5,021 | 7,009 | |
| Dooly County | R | 1,872 | 1,951 | 3,859 | |
| Dougherty County | D | 23,311 | 10,232 | 34,303 | |
| Douglas County | D | 31,005 | 24,817 | 58,123 | |
| Early County | R | 2,168 | 2,552 | 4,803 | |
| Echols County | R | 156 | 1,007 | 1,182 | |
| Effingham County | R | 4,853 | 17,874 | 23,603 | |
| Elbert County | R | 2,539 | 5,292 | 8,027 | |
| Emanuel County | R | 2,435 | 5,335 | 7,896 | |
| Evans County | R | 1,130 | 2,404 | 3,628 | |
| Fannin County | R | 1,923 | 9,632 | 11,876 | |
| Fayette County | R | 23,284 | 35,048 | 61,511 | |
| Floyd County | R | 9,159 | 24,114 | 34,860 | |
| Forsyth County | R | 23,462 | 69,851 | 98,964 | |
| Franklin County | R | 1,243 | 7,054 | 8,550 | |
| Fulton County | D | 297,051 | 117,783 | 438,751 | |
| Gilmer County | R | 1,965 | 10,477 | 12,848 | |
| Glascock County | R | 138 | 1,235 | 1,390 | |
| Glynn County | R | 11,775 | 21,512 | 34,437 | |
| Gordon County | R | 3,181 | 15,191 | 19,062 | |
| Grady County | R | 3,013 | 6,053 | 9,265 | |
| Greene County | R | 3,199 | 5,490 | 8,919 | |
| Gwinnett County | D | 166,153 | 146,989 | 330,950 | |
| Habersham County | R | 2,483 | 13,190 | 16,333 | |
| Hall County | R | 16,180 | 51,733 | 71,142 | |
| Hancock County | D | 2,701 | 843 | 3,588 | |
| Haralson County | R | 1,475 | 9,585 | 11,439 | |
| Harris County | R | 4,086 | 11,936 | 16,502 | |
| Hart County | R | 2,585 | 7,286 | 10,161 | |
| Heard County | R | 743 | 3,370 | 4,244 | |
| Henry County | D | 50,057 | 45,724 | 99,367 | |
| Houston County | R | 22,553 | 35,430 | 60,406 | |
| Irwin County | R | 891 | 2,716 | 3,670 | |
| Jackson County | R | 4,491 | 21,784 | 27,423 | |
| Jasper County | R | 1,544 | 4,360 | 6,067 | |
| Jeff Davis County | R | 901 | 4,104 | 5,119 | |
| Jefferson County | D | 3,821 | 3,063 | 6,976 | |
| Jenkins County | R | 1,123 | 1,895 | 3,056 | |
| Johnson County | R | 1,136 | 2,519 | 3,686 | |
| Jones County | R | 3,961 | 8,305 | 12,587 | |
| Lamar County | R | 2,270 | 5,190 | 7,647 | |
| Lanier County | R | 806 | 1,984 | 2,871 | |
| Laurens County | R | 6,752 | 12,411 | 19,596 | |
| Lee County | R | 3,170 | 10,646 | 14,246 | |
| Liberty County | D | 9,556 | 6,134 | 16,279 | |
| Lincoln County | R | 1,273 | 2,759 | 4,102 | |
| Long County | R | 1,360 | 2,626 | 4,117 | |
| Lowndes County | R | 15,064 | 21,635 | 38,063 | |
| Lumpkin County | R | 2,220 | 9,619 | 12,517 | |
| Macon County | D | 2,705 | 1,540 | 4,287 | |
| Madison County | R | 2,425 | 9,201 | 12,081 | |
| Marion County | R | 1,213 | 1,921 | 3,190 | |
| McDuffie County | R | 3,699 | 5,432 | 9,322 | |
| McIntosh County | R | 2,303 | 3,487 | 5,937 | |
| Meriwether County | R | 3,804 | 5,222 | 9,248 | |
| Miller County | R | 623 | 1,891 | 2,544 | |
| Mitchell County | R | 3,493 | 4,279 | 7,880 | |
| Monroe County | R | 3,571 | 8,832 | 12,687 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 847 | 2,670 | 3,576 | |
| Morgan County | R | 2,663 | 6,559 | 9,536 | |
| Murray County | R | 1,800 | 10,341 | 12,509 | |
| Muscogee County | D | 39,851 | 26,976 | 69,525 | |
| Newton County | D | 21,943 | 20,913 | 44,238 | |
| Oconee County | R | 5,581 | 13,425 | 20,353 | |
| Oglethorpe County | R | 1,831 | 4,625 | 6,674 | |
| Paulding County | R | 18,025 | 44,662 | 65,480 | |
| Peach County | R | 5,100 | 5,413 | 10,809 | |
| Pickens County | R | 1,979 | 11,651 | 14,120 | |
| Pierce County | R | 903 | 6,302 | 7,311 | |
| Pike County | R | 1,240 | 7,278 | 8,766 | |
| Polk County | R | 2,867 | 11,014 | 14,275 | |
| Pulaski County | R | 1,104 | 2,437 | 3,605 | |
| Putnam County | R | 2,758 | 6,544 | 9,528 | |
| Quitman County | R | 461 | 575 | 1,044 | |
| Rabun County | R | 1,444 | 6,287 | 8,048 | |
| Randolph County | D | 1,598 | 1,271 | 2,899 | |
| Richmond County | D | 48,814 | 24,461 | 76,025 | |
| Rockdale County | D | 23,255 | 13,478 | 38,087 | |
| Schley County | R | 401 | 1,472 | 1,923 | |
| Screven County | R | 2,300 | 3,305 | 5,715 | |
| Seminole County | R | 1,189 | 2,345 | 3,588 | |
| Spalding County | R | 9,357 | 15,646 | 25,826 | |
| Stephens County | R | 1,837 | 7,686 | 9,815 | |
| Stewart County | D | 1,222 | 805 | 2,058 | |
| Sumter County | D | 5,520 | 5,276 | 11,047 | |
| Talbot County | D | 2,002 | 1,196 | 3,261 | |
| Taliaferro County | D | 545 | 349 | 897 | |
| Tattnall County | R | 1,681 | 5,096 | 6,930 | |
| Taylor County | R | 1,296 | 2,064 | 3,408 | |
| Telfair County | R | 1,313 | 2,450 | 3,796 | |
| Terrell County | D | 2,267 | 1,874 | 4,204 | |
| Thomas County | R | 7,142 | 11,228 | 18,885 | |
| Tift County | R | 4,347 | 9,584 | 14,276 | |
| Toombs County | R | 2,338 | 6,615 | 9,138 | |
| Towns County | R | 1,210 | 5,383 | 6,800 | |
| Treutlen County | R | 862 | 1,809 | 2,703 | |
| Troup County | R | 9,713 | 15,750 | 26,111 | |
| Turner County | R | 1,246 | 2,095 | 3,405 | |
| Twiggs County | R | 1,971 | 2,035 | 4,059 | |
| Union County | R | 1,963 | 9,852 | 12,063 | |
| Upson County | R | 3,475 | 7,292 | 10,934 | |
| Walker County | R | 4,215 | 18,950 | 24,379 | |
| Walton County | R | 8,292 | 31,125 | 40,858 | |
| Ware County | R | 3,440 | 8,513 | 12,184 | |
| Warren County | D | 1,314 | 991 | 2,334 | |
| Washington County | D | 4,200 | 4,149 | 8,485 | |
| Wayne County | R | 2,041 | 8,153 | 10,440 | |
| Webster County | R | 473 | 630 | 1,116 | |
| Wheeler County | R | 646 | 1,421 | 2,102 | |
| White County | R | 1,674 | 9,761 | 11,912 | |
| Whitfield County | R | 7,937 | 21,537 | 30,776 | |
| Wilcox County | R | 852 | 2,096 | 2,976 | |
| Wilkes County | R | 1,848 | 2,572 | 4,486 | |
| Wilkinson County | R | 1,894 | 2,333 | 4,297 | |
| Worth County | R | 2,020 | 6,152 | 8,319 |
Same ballot, 2016GA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.